Knytt Stories is a freeware platform game made by Nicklas 'Nifflas' Nygren (http://nifflas.ni2.se/). The game includes several short levels ('stories'), and there are many new stories created by the community that anyone can play.
As a tribute to this great game, we started to develop a (free) DS version of it one year ago - Knytt Stories DS.

...And finally, after one year on the making, the first public version that can be tested on real DSs is available.
Note that this is an alpha version. Most stories will not have all the elements needed by the gameplay (critters, scenarios,...), and other stories will be completely unplayable.

thank you for using the data folder. no one seems to use it anymore. i wish it had stuck, it really helps to clean up the root clutter. this game is a perfect game for the nds. it fits the screen and all of the elements work great. keep up the good work and feel free to PM me updates for front page news posts.

if you get a chance can you post alittle on how to add your own levels, what tools are available for doing this, etc?

Holy fuck. Wow I've always wanted this one on a handheld, and here it is!

This game's a real atmospheric masterpiece, Nifflas is an expert at making a lot of meaning out of minimalistic canvas. I recommend that everyone at least try this one out on the PC before going onto the DS one. It's certainly not the craziest in terms of gameplay, but definitely something to look for if you like pixel art or nice mellow soundtracks.

Just played a bit of it; only the tutorial is playable but everything else is just about near perfect. There's just that odd little wall-grapple thing that gets a little bit annoying. Otherwise, I'm very impressed with this.

thank you for using the data folder. no one seems to use it anymore. i wish it had stuck, it really helps to clean up the root clutter.

That's the reason I used it - - the data folder was a good idea, and I wanted to follow it.

Quoted from Another World:

if you get a chance can you post alittle on how to add your own levels, what tools are available for doing this, etc?

It is written on the included READ.ME - I'll repost it here:

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* Install a story - basic

ÂÂ 1. Install the story in a local copy of "Knytt Stories".
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ* (Refer to the original "Knytt Stories" in order to know how to install stories)
ÂÂ 2. Copy the folder of the story. Story folders are located in /Worlds
ÂÂ 3. Paste the folder of the story in the /data/dsknytt/Worlds folder of your flashcart.
ÂÂ 4. Play
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ* (If a story has custom music and ambiance tracks, those tracks will not work, as KSDS do not play .ogg files. Refer to the next section in order to know how to convert those files so the DS can be able to play them)

* Install a story - music
- Converting music tracks - Using the Open Source Audacity tool

NOTE: raws with a size bigger than 500KB~1.0MB will probably not work due to memory restrictions.

- Ambiance tracks as music, music tracks as ambiance

Some ambiance tracks are in fact the music of the story. The reason is simple: music tracks do not loop, ambiance tracks do. In this case, it is possible to convert the ambiance "music" tracks to mp3. KSDS will detect this particular configuration and will adapt itself. NOTE: Due to limitations of the engine, only one mp3 can be played at a time.

This sort of basic game is nice for the DS. I really like the video of the gameplay, basic and simple.
Nice idea with the umbrella, I've always wanted to pull a Mary Poppins with an umbrella in a game.

@rrc2soft: i took the news of stories to mean that users can build their own levels. i was curious for news on how to do that, not how to install levels. is there some type of creation system, a scripting language perhaps? or are levels only developed by the people who work on the freeware and you have added a way for those same levels to work on the nds?

@rrc2soft: i took the news of stories to mean that users can build their own levels. i was curious for news on how to do that, not how to install levels. is there some type of creation system, a scripting language perhaps? or are levels only developed by the people who work on the freeware and you have added a way for those same levels to work on the nds?

cheers,
-another world

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i'm assuming he's working on compatibility with current levels for ds version so i'd say just use the pc level builder app that comes with the pc version of knytt stories..

As he said, the alpha version of the port is only optimized for the tutorial. So, in The Machine I think the lasers are broken. But I could still explore a great deal. I found 4 power ups and the sand people Probably I can find some more.

This will be amazing once everything works. It's already getting there.

@rrc2soft: i took the news of stories to mean that users can build their own levels. i was curious for news on how to do that, not how to install levels. is there some type of creation system, a scripting language perhaps? or are levels only developed by the people who work on the freeware and you have added a way for those same levels to work on the nds?

cheers,
-another world

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i'm assuming he's working on compatibility with current levels for ds version so i'd say just use the pc level builder app that comes with the pc version of knytt stories..

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Actually, the levels for Knytt DS are exactly the same as the levels for the PC version (i.e. I have added a way for the PC levels to work on the NDS). Levels can be constructed using the original KS level editor, and later they can be directly copied to the flashcart.